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I'm curious how many guys were planning on buying a new bike and have changed their plans due financial impact from covid?
Even if not a new bike, has it affected your plans to buy expensive moto gear like boots, helmet, aftermarket parts, etc?
Even if not a new bike, has it affected your plans to buy expensive moto gear like boots, helmet, aftermarket parts, etc?
If not for corona by now we'd have had 4 overnight stays in various motels, track fees, couple of sets of tyres, oils and consumables plus licence renewals. Add on that the travel to the events. I probably would have bought a set of boots by now too as the soles on mine were getting worn out but this just pushes new boots back.
I'm lucky my business has not really been affected so my income hasn't dropped but my spending on moto has dropped purely because we can't ride.
Once everything starts up again the spending will start again.
It's crazy to think how this affects businesses though. When my wife rang to cancel accommodation at one place the guy told her that she was the 40th person to cancel. The longer this goes on the less likely we'll even get a chance to book there again this year
The Shop
Waiting to see if Mammoth is happening, being postponed to later in the summer? That’s always a couple thousand all in (parts/tires/entries/condo/fuel).
Also wanted to go up to Washougal and do the amateur day/watch the national. Kinda in a wait and see on that as well.
Ironically I had decided to go ahead and have one last decent year racing because I figured that 2020 would likely be the last year that we see motocross racing in Australia...my reasoning stemming from my interest ( going back to about 2004 ) in the global financial system..how it works and how events are likely to effect Australia...also the sport has already been shrinking significantly for years
Long story short, when the repo crisis hit in September last year and steadily worsened, I took that as the signal that the big meltdown , the one that should have happened in 2008 was finally underway. With Australia having the highest personal debt levels in the world...well in my opinion its very soon going to be game over..
People in this country wont have the disposable income to afford an elitist sport like mx...so I figured its my last chance.
Now that the virus has dramatically sped up the meltdown process my viewpoint is increasingly pessimistic.
I still maintain some blind faith and hope that all will be well, I have to to maintain some sanity.
But if by some miracle , central bank trickery overcomes basic and historically proven economic reality...then Im probably not going to bother with racing, instead I will be buying a new ktm 85 big wheel ( im small enough and light enough) and will chase the kids around at the local track as well as riding my big bikes and saving for an already restored 1980 or 81 model yz 125 to ride on our retro days
We managed to get in two races this year, both interstate, one used as a semi family holiday. Since then I have spent a total of about $7 on petrol to take my son riding twice!
I had worked out that in the months of April and May I was looking at over $2000 at least in race entries and licences, that was before taking any bikes off the stand.
Then there were the travel costs, accommodation, parts and the rest of it.
It was also going to be my son's last year in the 50 class, so not only have we put off buying a second 65, we are also now selling a 50.
I have been riding and racing for the past 18 years straight, the last 3-4 with the two of us riding, I have often wondered how my bank account would look if we stopped, it has been less than two months and the bank account already looks ten times better despite a little reduced income lol.
But at the same time, I need a ride and I think my wife is actually looking forward to the day I take the boy and leave the house for a few weekends and go racing
Congrats that things bitchin, hope you can ride it soon !
Pit Row
Felt irresponsible dropping 15k on a toy when the future was very unknown. Starting to get reasonable in thinking of going back and picking the bike up soon. Another month will tell
Sucks you will miss out. I wonder what the chances are that schedules will line up like that again in the near future...
If I wasnt closing on my first home in less than a month i'd be snatching up cool parts people decided to quit sitting on and list for sale!
Bought my daughters a Cannondale and a Specialized.
Waiting on my 10K refund from my Alaska cruise that was cancelled.
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